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Avocet House

Other independent special school in Heckingham (Norfolk).

Pupils
8
on roll
Ofsted
-
no graded judgement
Attendance rate
-
not published
Pupil : Teacher
-
not published
Eligible for free school meals
0.0%
school census 2024/25
SEN support
0.0%
2025/26
Capacity
80%
8 / 10 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Teacher turnover
-
not published

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

The company, formed by Jon Lees and Steve Lord, opened its first establishment, Avocet House , in Norfolk in April 2005, providing high quality residential care and education with a difference, Turnstone House opened in 2012 following the same ethos.

In 2020 SES Kite opened its first post 18 Residential provision in Suffolk, followed by Supported Accommodation for those aged 16+ in June 2022.

SES Ltd was conceived around a passionate conviction: all children, regardless of past difficulties and traumas, have the internal resources, however fragmented, to manage successful transitions to independence and educational achievement given appropriate support. They may well also have previously undiscovered gifts and talents that can be developed.

Most in need of this faith and belief are those children who are in 52 week care with the highest needs and most complex situations.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

4 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Chess
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Trauma Informed Schools

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Investors in PeopleStaff development

Key facts

URN
134978
Type
Other independent special school
Phase
Not applicable
Ages
8 to 18
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Selective
Local authority
Norfolk
Constituency
South Norfolk
Setting
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
2005

Governing body

No governance records are published for this school in the DfE data we hold.

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